An Interpreted Education: What You Need to Know
In this webcast, Dr. Brenda Schick and Andrea Sonnier discuss the state of K-12 educational interpreting. Their free-ranging conversation covers a variety of topics relevant to interpreting such as:
- Concept of an interpreted education
- Educational interpreter’s IEP roles and responsibilities
- Legal/educational issues with interpreting
- Current research in the field
This webcast is designed for K-12 educational interpreters, parents, IEP coordinators, educators, and resource coordinators for deaf and hard of hearing students.
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Dr. Brenda Schick Brenda Schick, PhD, a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, studies the development of spoken and sign language and its relationship to cognition in children who are deaf or hard of hearing. She has had National Institutes of Health and Institutes of Education Science grants investigating language and/or cognitive development in deaf and hard of hearing children. Schick developed the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) and the EIPA Written Test. Both are nationally recognized tools for licensure and certification in the K-12 setting. She also developed a website for educational interpreters (www.classroominterpreting.org). Both the tests and the website are managed by Boys Town National Research Hospital. |
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Andrea Sonnier Andrea Sonnier devotes her time to teaching and learning from students, families, and professionals involved in the field of DeafEducation on topics related to social justice. She is currently a doctoral candidate in the Deaf Education PhD program at Gallaudet University. With a focus on K-12 education, Andrea studies issues of educational equity including critical curriculum, critical consciousness, praxis, and compassionate practices among teachers and students with multiple intersecting identities. |